Dresden vs Zhengzhou - Cost of Living Comparison

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Dresden Zhengzhou
🚶 Cost of living one person
$1406
$506
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family
$3498
$1394
🏠 One person rent
$696
$178
🏘️ Family rent
$1355
$418
🍽️ Food expenses
$446
$184
🚐 Transport expenses
$146
$67.1
💳 Monthly salary after tax
$2906
$627
😷 Air quality
Moderate
Bad
✈️ Airport proximity
10 km
14 km
🎓 Higher education
65
78
😀 Quality of life
88
67
🏙️ Population
555K
12.6M

The cost of living in Dresden is 178% more expensive than in Zhengzhou. Cities ranked 3786th and 8471st ($1406 vs $506) in the list of the most expensive cities in the world and ranked 426th and 532nd in Germany and China, respectively. Check Germany vs China comparison.

The average after-tax salary is enough to cover living expenses for 2.1 months in Dresden compared to 1.2 months in Zhengzhou. Dresden ranked 31st best city to live in Germany vs Zhengzhou ranked 29th in China, while ranked 190th and 3944th among best cities to live in the world.

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Prices in Dresden vs Zhengzhou

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Dresden Zhengzhou
Eating Out
🍱 Lunch Menu
$11.6
$2.1
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2
$53.2
$16.7
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's
$9.84
$4.14
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$4.32
$0.76
 Cappuccino
$3.3
$2.43
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz
$2.77
$0.41
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$660
$176
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$422
$125
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$1317
$452
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$955
$332
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$183
$34.8
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$284
$53.7
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited
$43.5
$8.37
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years
3.99%
4.87%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$4611
$5913
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$4133
$1472
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket
$3.25
$0.14
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport
$71.1
$13.6
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi
$21.8
$3.86
 Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal
$1.82
$1.19
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt
$1.17
$1.66
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb
$1.41
$1.63
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$2.25
$0.85
🥚 Eggs, x12
$3.52
$1.06
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$11.6
$13.8
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$13.6
$2.18
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$14.3
$11.4
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$2.61
$1.1
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.53
$1.01
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$2.28
$0.8
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$2.46
$0.8
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.66
$0.5
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.91
$0.56
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt
$0.37
$0.42
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz
$1.71
$1.02
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle
$5.83
$14
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$0.92
$0.92
🚬 Cigarette pack
$7.89
$2.35
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week
$9.26
$2.04
🧴 Hair Shampoo
$2.35
$3.29
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls
$1.33
$0.91
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube
$1.54
$1.05
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month
$30
$93
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person
$10.7
$5.16
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit
$49.8
$13.9
💇 Haircut, simple
$15.2
$4.4
👖 Brand Jeans
$81.1
$45.5
👟 Brand Sneakers
$89.3
$76.9
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month
$330
$195
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year
$10601
$4818

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Distance City Cost of living
7.2 km or 4.5 mi Freital
$1347
7.7 km or 4.8 mi Radebeul
$1351
14 km or 8.9 mi Coswig
$1329
17 km or 11 mi Pirna
$1344
22 km or 14 mi Meissen
$1296
32 km or 20 mi Freiberg
$1165
42 km or 26 mi Riesa
$1269
44 km or 28 mi Decin
$1027
44 km or 28 mi Dobeln
$1230
47 km or 29 mi Teplice
$1102
48 km or 30 mi Usti nad Labem
$918
50 km or 31 mi Bautzen
$1344
51 km or 31 mi Litvinov
$1293
55 km or 34 mi Senftenberg
$1384
56 km or 35 mi Hoyerswerda
$1323
61 km or 38 mi Most
$1130
62 km or 39 mi Chemnitz
$1134
64 km or 40 mi Litomerice
$1038
69 km or 43 mi Ceska Lipa
$1063
69 km or 43 mi Chomutov
$1127
72 km or 45 mi Limbach-Oberfrohna
$1166
73 km or 45 mi Spremberg
$1348
73 km or 46 mi Annaberg-Buchholz
$1204
74 km or 46 mi Grimma
$1269
76 km or 47 mi Torgau
$1271
77 km or 48 mi Zittau
$1311
87 km or 54 mi Glauchau
$1096
88 km or 55 mi Gorlitz
$1310
89 km or 55 mi Cottbus
$1288
92 km or 57 mi Altenburg
$1253
95 km or 59 mi Zwickau
$961
98 km or 61 mi Liberec
$1046
98 km or 61 mi Markkleeberg
$1322
100 km or 62 mi Leipzig
$1371
101 km or 63 mi Werdau
$1069
104 km or 65 mi Kladno
$1188
107 km or 66 mi Jablonec nad Nisou
$1036
108 km or 67 mi Mlada Boleslav
$1146
110 km or 68 mi Karlovy Vary
$969
111 km or 69 mi Delitzsch
$1303

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Distance City Cost of living
25 km or 15 mi Xingyang
$531
35 km or 22 mi Xinmi
$542
40 km or 25 mi Xinzheng
$554
60 km or 37 mi Changge
$563
62 km or 38 mi Gongyi
$539
62 km or 39 mi Kaifeng
$541
64 km or 40 mi Xinxiang
$583
66 km or 41 mi Jiaozuo
$583
66 km or 41 mi Dengfeng
$543
69 km or 43 mi Yuzhou
$570
77 km or 48 mi Qinyang
$544
80 km or 50 mi Huixian
$579
81 km or 50 mi Yanshi
$525
81 km or 51 mi Weihui
$585
82 km or 51 mi Xuchang
$599
82 km or 51 mi Mengzhou
$524
99 km or 61 mi Ruzhou
$554
105 km or 65 mi Jiyuan
$538
111 km or 69 mi Changyuan
$746
111 km or 69 mi Jincheng
$600
113 km or 70 mi Luoyang
$498
118 km or 73 mi Pingdingshan
$605
125 km or 78 mi Hebi
$640
134 km or 83 mi Luohe
$608
134 km or 83 mi Gaoping
$622
147 km or 91 mi Linzhou
$617
154 km or 96 mi Zhoukou
$584
162 km or 101 mi Anyang
$601
162 km or 101 mi Wugang
$589
168 km or 104 mi Puyang
$801
169 km or 105 mi Changzhi
$739
170 km or 106 mi Heze
$1400
185 km or 115 mi Xiangcheng
$594
185 km or 115 mi Shangqiu
$743
200 km or 124 mi Zhumadian
$651
220 km or 137 mi Handan
$613
221 km or 137 mi Nanyang
$642
221 km or 138 mi Wu'an
$601
225 km or 140 mi Sanmenxia
$580
228 km or 142 mi Jieshou
$617